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Backpacking the Cabin Loop
Northeast of Payson, sitting high up on the Mogollon Rim, are a series of cabins under pine forests connected by a series of trails. If you hike them right you end up with a twenty-six mile loop along creeks and springs. I decided to tack on another four and turn it into a two-day backpack.
- Up the Mogollon RimThe warm smell of pine rushed around me and filled my mind with dizzying nostalgia. It smelled of home, of the …
- Fred Haught TrailMunchies and long sips of water helped to strengthen my resolve as I headed north on the Fred Haught Trail. …
- U-Bar and BarbershopCold, damp air kept me snuggled in my old sleeping bag past the sunrise. By the time I finally rose, cooked …
- Return Along the RimAn hour after first stopping at the murky pools of Barbership Creek I struggled back to my feet. I had pulled …
